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Allopreening in birds is associated with parental cooperation over offspring care and stable pair bonds across years

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  • Elspeth Kenny
  • Tim R. Birkhead
  • Jonathan P. Green

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Lay SummaryPreening one’s partner is important for staying together and sharing offspring care. Grooming or preening a partner is widespread in primates and birds. We tested the idea that this behavior (allopreening) in birds plays a role in maintaining partner relationships. Bird species that allopreen were more likely to share parental duties and more likely to breed with the same partner in consecutive breeding seasons, compared to species that do not allopreen.Twitter: @ElspethKenny

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  • Elspeth Kenny & Tim R. Birkhead & Jonathan P. Green, 2017. "Allopreening in birds is associated with parental cooperation over offspring care and stable pair bonds across years," Behavioral Ecology, International Society for Behavioral Ecology, vol. 28(4), pages 1142-1148.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:beheco:v:28:y:2017:i:4:p:1142-1148.
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